Hello all,
Looking for some tips. I've realized that the best way for me to avoid PMO is to be diligent about preventative strategies (things like daily prayer, daily exercise, good sleep, fasting, cold showers, etc.).
However, I have yet to find any strategy that has proved successful when the urges actually hit, particularly (but not exclusively) when I have an excessive amount of idle time. So I'm curious, what's worked for each of you?
And another thought: I have recently stopped drinking coffee/caffeine (not permanently, but just to reset my system). And one thing that has helped with craving coffee/caffeine, is by simply drinking decaf. I'm wondering if there's a similar "decaf" option for PMO... something to activate that pleasure center a little bit, without having to resort to PMO. (*not a perfect analogy, I know; since decaf has some caffeine in it, and you can't do a little PMO, but hopefully you get the idea...).
Anyway, just curious if anyone has stumbled across good strategies or healthy substitutes.
And if there's a thread (or two, or three...) that has already discussed this, please post below!
Looking for some tips. I've realized that the best way for me to avoid PMO is to be diligent about preventative strategies (things like daily prayer, daily exercise, good sleep, fasting, cold showers, etc.).
However, I have yet to find any strategy that has proved successful when the urges actually hit, particularly (but not exclusively) when I have an excessive amount of idle time. So I'm curious, what's worked for each of you?
And another thought: I have recently stopped drinking coffee/caffeine (not permanently, but just to reset my system). And one thing that has helped with craving coffee/caffeine, is by simply drinking decaf. I'm wondering if there's a similar "decaf" option for PMO... something to activate that pleasure center a little bit, without having to resort to PMO. (*not a perfect analogy, I know; since decaf has some caffeine in it, and you can't do a little PMO, but hopefully you get the idea...).
Anyway, just curious if anyone has stumbled across good strategies or healthy substitutes.
And if there's a thread (or two, or three...) that has already discussed this, please post below!